The 1805 Tax Records of Roane County is on file in the Tennessee
State Archives. The 1802 and 1808 Tax Recordss were published in Emma Middleton Wells' History
of Roane County (Chattanooga, no date) which also contains data on many families. The
Goodspeed Publishing Company's History of Tennessee . . .East Tennessee Edition
(Nashville, 1887) contains biographical material relating to some of the early settlers.
Capt. W.E. McELWEE (1837-1929) wrote a series of articles on local history which were
published in The Rockwood Times in 1910 and 1911. Microfilm copies of these
newspapers are available at the Tennessee State Library and Archives.

In 1805 Roane County included much of the area which fell
into Rhea and Bledsoe Counties upon their creation in 1807. Many of the names on this Records
are of record in Rhea, Bledsoe and Morgan Counties.

(*) means there are comments about this person at the end of this Records

"A Records of the Free Taxable Inhabitants of Roane County AD
1805"

1. John CRAFTON

141. Robert WOOD

281. Wm. FRANZ(?)*

421. Isaac BRASHEARS*

2. George McPHERSON*

142. Menan LANGFORD

282. Alex DUNBARR

422. John PAUSON(?)

3. Samuel MILLER

143. John FORMWALT

283. Jessee BLACKWELL*

423. Peake NICKS

4. Isaac McPHERSON

144. Stephen MORRISS

284. Robert KING* P.C.

424. William WILLETT

5. Robert HUET

145. John STONE*

285. John WHITE

425. James TIDWELL

6. John HUET

146. Jacob CLEMMONS

286. Samuel CREUSIE(?)

426. Michael WILLSON*

7. William MILLS

147. William HOPSON

287. James McNEIL*

427. John WAKEFIELD

8. John PAYNE*

148. John WALKER

288. William THARPE

428. David PATTON

9. John McFALL

149. Fredrick CLEMMONS

289. Saml. EBLEN

429. David LEA

10. Elias ROBERTS*

150. William EBLEN*

290. Thomas ROBERTS

430. Samuel LEA

11. James MILLER

151. Charles BECKETT

291. William McKINNIE

431. James McNUTT

12. Joseph SIMPSON

152. Landen RECTOR*

292. Robert CROWS(?)

432. Andrew KAMP

13. John GIVENS*

153. John JONES*

293. Thomas J. VANDYKE*

433. Samuel WOOD

14. Thomas SHAY

154. James McALWEE*

294. Robert McCOLRecordsER*

434. Adam SHERELL*

15. David THOMAS

155. James ROGERS

295. Little P. SIMS*

435. Thomas BROWN

16. Aron PARKER

156. Daniel RATHER*

296. Henry DAVIS

436. David GRIFFITH*

17. Alex. MAHAN

157. William HOLLAND

297. William PETERS*

437. Archd. LACKEY

18. John SIMPSON

158. James BLAIR*

298. Levy WHEAT

438. Michael TOOMY

19. John NAIL

159. Reubin SIMMONS

299. Richd. LAMB

439. William EVINS*

20. David LILES(?)

160. Azariah DAVID*

300. Mark RENFROE

440. Radford TUCKER

21. Samuel MILLER Junr.

161. Robert S. BRASHEARS*

301. Michael GOZEY

441. John McCOWEN

22. Nichodemus BARNS

162. John HANKINS*

302. Edmund WALLER*

442. Bazle RIDDLE

23. Richd. ARMSTRONG

163. Britton DAVIS

303. Abraham McMURTERY

443. John WOODLEY*

24. Daniel MORRISS

164. John McNABB

304. George McMURTERY

444. John HICKEY

25. Reuben STATEN

165. John FLATT Jnr.

305. Jacob WORK

445. Nathan SULLINS*

26. Robert TAYLOR

166. David McROBERTS*

306. Sollomon GERAN*

446. Moses WINTERS

27. John WALKER*

167. Bazzle DAVIS*

307. Daniel HAISE

447. Henry STRAYANER

28. William RICHARDS*

168. John MALWEE*

308. Alex. CASEY

448. Alex. STEWARD*

29. Robert McCORKLE

169. Edward POWELL

309. William GARRETT

449. Joseph SULLINS

30. William GARDENHIRE*

170. Francis GLASS Senr.

310. William ELIOT

450. Fredrick FARMER

31. James McCULLICK

171. John CRAFORD

311. Hardin EVINS*

451. John HUES

32. William MORRISS

172. George COOK

312. Isaac SHINALL

452. George JINNINS

33. William McCAMY

173. Richd. SWASY

313. Nicholas JOHNSON

453. William RAMSEY

34. David GALLEHER

174. James COULTER

314. William LUSTER

454. William KITCHEN

35. Jeremiah BUCKHANNON

175. John EBLEN*

315. John LUSTER

455. George PRESTON*

36. John BRASHEARS*

176. Francis GLASS Jnr.

316. James LUSTER

456. John WALKER P.C.

37. Edward DAVIS

177. Mason LUTTRELL*

317. Rial MATLOCK

457. Joseph WALKER C.R.

38. James GARNER

178. Jessee JEANS

318. Michael BAKER*

458. Joseph ROBINSON

39. Robert PHERSON

179. Thomas WALKER

319. William WALKER

459. Clemmons PHILLIPS*

40. Hugh JOHNSTON

180. Miller FRANCE*

320. Joshua BYRDWELL

460. Levy THRAILKILL

41. George SIMPSON

181. John WALKER

321. John McMULLIN*

461. Benj. GRISHAM

42. William SCOTT

182. Charles SIMMONS

322. Thomas PRICHETT

462. John DONELLY

43. Robert BRASHEARS

183. Petter COOK

323. William MORGAN

463. John PARKER

44. James SHUMAKER

184. Fuller PRUIT

324. James MATLOCK

464. Amos GRIFFITH*

45. Robert McNEELY

185. James HANKINS*

325. William MATLOCK

465. John HOUSTON

46. Matthew NAIL*

186. John PATE

326. John FULTON

466. John HALTS(?)

47. Thomas GALLEHER

187. Hugh McINTIRE

327. Saml. McARecordsER

467. Francis MILLER

48. John DAVIS

188. Hugh BEATY*

328. Mat A. ATKINSON

468. James MOSS

49. William HOUSTON

189. Jesse BLACKWELL*

329. Phillip USSERY

469. Jesse STUBBS*

50. Robert DUNCAN*

190. George GARDENHIRE*

330. John POOLE

470. Coonrod HUSONG

51. Samuel McCOLLEY*

191. Hugh FRANCE*

331. John HALL

471. Nicholas MANSIER*

52. Abraham LUSTER

192. Aron MASTERSON

332. Michael HECKNEY

472. John McKINNIE

53. William JOHNSTON

193. Right ROBERTS

333. Britton GOODWIN*

473. Zaccheus ROBERTS*

54. John McGILL

194. Anthony STREET

334. John FLANINGHAN

474. Josiah JENT

55. Francis LEA*

195. Zaccheus AYRE*

335. John GLASS

475. John McHALE

56. Gabriel RICHARDS*

196. William BALLARD

336. Henry MILLER*

476. Jeremiah PATE

57. Aron STUBBS

197. Joseph CARRELL or CONELL

337. John ESERY

477. James SCOTT

58. Burrell HORNSBY

198. William JOHNSTON

338. Reubin BROCK

478. Warren SAMS

59. Mossey CRAVIT or CROUCH

199. William McNUTT T.R.

339. William WALKER

479. John THOMAS

60. William MILLER

200. David OWEN*

340. John COTTEN

480. Thomas USSREY

61. Ezekial HENRY*

201. David DAVID

341. Ephrem WALKER

481. Daniel STONECIPHER*

62. Richard RICHARDS*

202. Enoch WILLETT*

342. Benj. FLATT

482. Washington STEPHENS

63. Joseph NALE*

203. Chatton DOGWOOD

343. John MATLOCK

483. Thomas PHERSON

64. John PARKER

204. William BROWN C.C.

344. Joseph LOONEY*

484. John WHITON

65. Thomas HORNE

205. Isaac BAILEY*

345. George LIGHT

485. William BLAIR

66. Thomas CAPSHAW

206. Christophur HOWELL

346. John BYRDWELL

486. William PHERSON

67. Jessee SHERRILL*

207. Charles PRIMER?

347. John FINLEY

487. Milton CENTER

68. Woodsaon FRANCE

208. Benjamin PRATER

348. Jason MATLOCK*

488. Sterling KEMP

69. Mosey BASKINS

209. Benjamin LIVELY

349. James McMULLIN*

489. Isrel CRIDDLETON

70. Samuel OXSHIRE*

210. James JOHNSTON

350. Reece GULLIK*

490. Edward CLARK

71. David MAHAN

211. Jacob McCOMBS

351. John TUCKER

491. John CAINE

72. James CROUCH

212. David DWIRE

352. Nathan DURWIN(?)

492. Peter DONALD

73. Andw. LOWER

213. Robert NOBLES

353. John FLATT, Snr.

493. Nathan GOWERS

74. John SISCOW

214. John CLEAVES?

354. William WOODS

494. William HELLEMS

75. Joshua CHRISTIANBURY

215. David CARSON

355. Benjamin FIPS

495. John HELMS

76. William WILSON*

216. John RAMSEY

356. Nathan MOORE, Snr.

496. Nicholas LONG

77. Joseph RENTFROE

217. Dancy DRINKARD

357. Nathan MOORE Jun.

497. James LATHERDALE*

78. Obediah MORS

218. Francis FULCHER

358. Morriss MOORE

498. Andrew McNABB

79. John NALE*

219. Robert BURK*

359. James HOPE

499. George MOORE

80. Isham CHISLOM

220. Samuel KENNADEY

360. William CAMPBELL*

500. Thomas MOORE

81. James GALLEHER

221. James MORRISS*

361. John BRAZLETON

501. William WHITE*

82. William SHOEMAKER

222. Patrick BURNS

362. Henry TAYLOR

502. William NEELY

83. John ROBERTS

223. Jacob ANTHONEY

363. Archd. MATTHEWS

503. David STEWART

84. George PARKER

224. Saml. CLARK

364. Kinchen MATTHEWS

504. Matthew SIMS

85. Samuel FIPHER

225. Charles NELSON

365. Christian SHALL

505. Williss STOCKTON

86. Andrew BURK

226. Miles BROOM

366. William RICHMONE

506. Robert TUCKER

87. Daniel MASON*

227. John MORNE(?)*

367. John McNABB

507. Robert WHITEHEAD

88. Evin EVINS

228. Cumberland RECTOR*

368. William DAVIS

508. John RIDDLE

89. Moses LOONY

229. Andrew RAMSEY

369. Ezekiel LAMPKIN

509. Edward WARREN

90. James MILLER

230. John STOCKTON

370. Silas WILSON*

510. John McNUTT*

91. Sandy SISCOW

231. James GLASS

371. Peter AVERY Junr.

511. Moore MATLOCK*

92. William SISCOW

232. Thomas McMULLIN*

372. Peter AVERY Snr.*

512. Bazzle BRASHEARS*

93. Jacob WELLS

233. Henry LANDERS

373. Thomas AVERY

513. James McINTIRE*

94. John SISCOW

234. James LEUIS(?)

374. Sollomon MAZEY

514. Nathal MASON

95. James WOODS

235. Samuel TUMMINS

375. George H. OWENS

515. Thomas MASTERSON*

96. James PRESTON*

236. William BARNS

376. Samuel GRAGG

516. Stephen RICE

97. Michael ARNOLD

237. Ansley CLARK

377. Joseph HARDIN

517. Grey SYMS

98. Daniel CLIBERN

238. William TODD

378. Robert SHADDEN

518. Nicholdemus BARNS

99. Rowland McKINNIE

239. James GALLOWAY

379. Thomas JONES

519. Robert DUNCAN

100. Roger GITTON (GIDEON)

240. Jessee GALLOWAY

380. Joab SIMS

520. Stephen DUNCAN

101. Joseph MOORE

241. William HENSON

381. William LUSTER

521. Jno. LITLER

102. Isham COX Esquire*

242. Saml. ESKRIDGE*

382. Asa COBB Esquire*

522. Andrew LOWER*

103. Jessee ELDRIDGE*

243. David NELSON

383. Alex. HOWARD Snr.

523. James SEATEE, Snr.*

104. Jacob GARDENHIRE*

244. Burgis MOORE

384. Alex HOWARD Jur.

524. James SEATE Jun.*

105. William BLACK

245. David CAMPBELL*

385. William BROWN

525. Moses SEATER*

106. John JOHNSTON

246. James BREAZEALE

386. John RENTFROE*

526. William PRUET, Jnr.

107. John BLACK

247. Henry BREAZEALE*

387. Edward TRAYNER

527. James BUTLER*

108. Thomas D. OCONNER

248. Elijah BREAZEALE

388. Nicholas NAILE *

528. James GARREN(?)

109. William STELLER(?)

249. Saml. BROWN

389. John NALE*

529. Wm. PERSON(?)

110. Durius BROWDER*

250. John HOWARD

390. William WHITE Jnr.

530. William ATKINSON

111. Jacob JONES Esq.*

251. John WOOD

391. Saml. WHITE

531. Jesse DELOZIER

112. Thomas BROWN*

252. Levy RODEN

392. John WHITE

532. David BAILEY*

113. Isaac BROCK

253. Greenbury WILSON*

393. Hugh WHITE

533. Gerge MOORE

114. Richard ALLIN*

254. James JONES*

394. Joseph INGLAND

534. Thomas ELDRIDGE

115. Richard OLIVER

255. Nathan ELDRIDGE

395. John POTTER*

535. John BROWDER*

116. John ALLIN*

256. Jolly WEST

396. Allin HENSON

536. William BRIDER

117. James ALLIN

257. Azariah WHEAT

397. John CUNNINGHAM

537. William ODEAR*

118. Daniel McPHAIL

258. Richd. MERRIDEATH*

398. George LAYNE

538. Hugh BLITHES

119. Saml. WADDY

259. Patrick McNAMARAH

399. John STARNS

539. Elias McNABB

120. John FLATT Snr.?

260. William WARD*

400. Jessee STARNES

540. Thomas LITTLETON

121. John McCARTEY

261. James VINSON

401. John STARNES Jnr.

541. Thomas HOOD

122. Thomas McMURY

262. Simeon ELDRIDGE*

402. Nicholas STARNS

542. David ATKINSON

123. Francis CAMRON

263. Jared HOTCHKISS*

403. Hillard HALL

543. John HOLLAND

124. Thomas BYBY

264. Mosess MORRSON(?)

404. Peter BALLOE(?)

544. Green HENSON

125. George SMITH

265. William ANDERSON

405. William SHARP

545. Isaac JEARNS(?)

126. George GROVES

266. John THOMAS

406. Julias K. LARK

546. Joseph FRANCE*

127. Charles WRITE

267. Alic MOORE

407. William PRUITT Senr.

547. Joseph SIMSON

128. James WILLETT

268. James MORGAN

408. J. GLASGOW*

548. William HENRY*

129. William McNUTT Esq.

269. Robert LILES*

409. Peter CROUCH

549. Robert AIRERS(?)

130. Nathaniel COX

270. Thomas McKINNIE

410. William SUTHERLAND

550. William ROBERTS

131. William DOHERTY

271. Jessee BYRD*

411. Joseph McPHERSON

551. Martin THOMAS

132. James McNUTT

272. David MOORE

412. Meriwether SMITH*

552. Thomas REED

133. Nicholas PASCHALL

273. Julias HACKER*

413. John GORMAN

553. Daniel SELF

134. James ROBERTSON

274. James LONG

414. John McKINNIE*

554. Hugh JOHNSTON Snr.

135. John SMITH T.*

275. John SMITH

415. Jonathan CLENNY

555. Robert KIMBORROW*

136. William DAVIDSON*

276. William BROWN

416. Robert PROFFIT

556. Lewis DAVIS

137. William BYRNS

277. James BROWN

417. William MURPHY

557. Edward LUTTRELL

138. Waltch? DAVIDSON

278. James COPLAND

418. Lewis BRADEN

558. Joseph LOONEY, Jnr.*

139. James GORDON

279. Samuel WILLIAMS

419. Adam CARSON

559. John BROWN*

140. Townley DEAKINS

280. Jos. HAWKINS*

420. John WINTON

560. Hugh JOHNSTON Jnr.

State of Tennessee

I John BROWN Sheriff of Roane County do hereby Certify that agreeable to an act
of the General Assembly in that Case made and provided I have used my utmost Strength and
Indexavor to assertain the Amount of Free Taxable Inhabitants Residents in the County
aforesaid and on assertaining the Same find the Amount to be Five Hundred and Sixty the
foregoing of Which is a Records in General of their Names. Given under my hand & Private
Seal Not having a seal of office this 15th day of July 1805 & 30th
year of our American Indexpendence. John BROWN Sheriff of Roane County (Seal).

436. David GRIFFITH, Recordsed 22 Apr 1809 as being a white settler
without permit below the Indian Line in Sequatchie Valley.

439. William EVINS, Rev. Sold., non-pensioner.

443. John WOODLEY, possibly John WODDY/WOODDY, a Rev. Sold.

445. Nathan SULLENS, Rev. Soldier, non-pensioner

447. Henry STRAYANER, unidentified. A family named
STRAZNER/STRAISNER resided Rhea and Roane Counties during this period. See 387, also.

448. Alexander STEWART, dec'd by Oct., 1815.

455. George PRESTON, magistrate 1801. Commissioner of town of
Kingston 1799. George PRESTON, dec'd June 1808, Admrs. James PRESTON and Jane PRESTON.
"Elizabeth PRESTON, widow of George PRESTON," 1808. "James and Moses
PRESTON, heirs of George PRESTON."

459. Clemmons PHILLIPS, Rev. Sold.

464. Amos GRIFFITH, Recordsed 22 Apr 1809 as being a white settler
without permit below the Indian Line in Sequatchie Valley.

548. William HENRY resided Rhea Co. 1808. First court of Rhea
County was organized at his home.

555. Robert KIMBORROW/KIMBROUGH. His family kept a noted
stagestop in Roane County.

558. Joseph LOONEY, Jr., see Joseph LOONEY, Sr., 344.

559. John BROWN, Sheriff 1802-25, and brother of Thomas BROWN
(112). He was owner of a large tract of land including the site of Rockwood.

The above footnotes were obtained by Mrs. Thornton from the following
sources:

Abstract wills and noted estates mentioned in Roane County through 1840.

Typed copy of marriage bonds through 1838, plus some of later dates, using the
marriage bonds only to the extent that the daughter's married name was given in the will.
If used, a check was made for a corresponding marriage and when found, the year only and
name of groom as given in bonds would be included.

County Court minutes used for data on formation of county and jury Recordss.

Various Recordss which have appeared in print, primarily the Rhea County tax Records
of 1808, and a Records compiled by Capt. McELWEE 1910 giving the names of men "known to
him" as Revolutionary Soldiers. Many of these men never drew pensions and each has
been indicated as a "non-pensioner."

Pension applications and three family genealogists.

Abstracts made from records in Roane, Rhea and Bledsoe Counties, primarily
deeds.